Most of Kah-Nee-Ta Resort and Spa reopens Thursday when Highway 3
from Warm Springs is opened to the public.
The highway had been closed because of the Sunnyside Turnoff fire.

Officials plan to open the highway at 6 a.m.

The
Sunnyside Turnoff fire has burned and blackened 45,000 acres in and around the
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation. There were no injuries to
residents or guests, who were safely evacuated over the weekend.

With
the opening of the highway, Kah-Nee-Ta will reopen the Village, with its guest rooms and tepee camp. The full-service RV center will open, as will the golf course and swimming pools.

Information on rooms
and reservations is available by calling 800-554-4786.

The main lodge and adjoining restaurants will remain temporarily closed, following a fire that started in the kitchen last Thursday. The lodge sustained extensive water damage when crews fought the fire.

The
Sunnyside Turnoff fire is believed to have started near the Sunnyside
subdivision on the reservation. Up to 560 firefighters and support
personnel have been involved in bringing the blaze under control.